Sean “Diddy” Combs legal professionals lately despatched a letter to a decide who’s scheduled to determine on the rapper’s bail bid request for Thanksgiving on Monday, referencing President-elect Donald Trump’s federal felony case.
In a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian on Friday, the music mogul’s attorneys argued that Combs’ remarks on social media and different public platforms are shielded by the First Amendment and should be subjected to the “most demanding scrutiny,” identical to in Trump’s case involving presidential immunity.
“The Court ought to apply Trump’s heightened customary when contemplating Mr. Combs’ speech right here,” they wrote.
The Supreme Court examined whether or not Trump was immune from felony expenses for acts dedicated whereas in workplace within the case of Trump v. United States.
Combs’ attorneys contended that the courtroom in Trump’s case decided that speech restrictions are justified solely when there “is a big and imminent menace to the administration of felony justice.”
According to them, the rapper has a “higher constitutional declare” than different individuals within the trial to voice his disapproval and criticism of the prosecution.
Diddy’s legal professionals carry up video his youngsters posted on dad’s birthday
His legal professionals additionally cited a video that was uploaded to Combs’ Instagram account displaying his youngsters calling him whereas he was behind jail and increasing him good needs on his birthday.
While referring to his birthday put up, the federal prosecutors said that the “defendant’s intent couldn’t be clearer: he expressly wished to intervene with the jury pool on this case by means of a focused, public, social media put up, and he triggered his relations to make the put up.”
In response, Combs’ attorneys said within the letter that the federal government’s claims that he mustn’t ask his youngsters to put up birthday needs on a social media platform “are, fairly merely, an unconstitutional try and silence him.”
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A take a look at Diddy’s bail makes an attempt
Combs confirmed up for his pretrial listening to on Friday. He was arrested on September 16 from the foyer of a Manhattan lodge and was charged with racketeering, intercourse trafficking by pressure, and transportation to interact in prostitution.
His bail was first denied in September when the indictment was launched, after which once more in early November because the decide believed he’s a flight danger as a result of his wealth and connections.
While Combs has entered a not responsible plea to the allegations, he additionally faces a number of lawsuits from ladies who declare he mistreated them and coerced them into participating in sexual acts towards their will.